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The Techies Turning Kenya Into a Silicon Savannah

Reported by WIRED: People hunched over greasy computer screens, crunching data, writing code: The scenes in Janek Stroisch’s…

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Stealing a Plane Is Not Easy, So How Did It Happen in Seattle?

Reported by WIRED: Seattleites got a serious scare on Friday evening when an airport employee stole a large…

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Vladimir Putin Is Basically Tywin Lannister

Reported by WIRED: Former chess champion Garry Kasparov sounded the alarm about Vladimir Putin’s regime in his 2015 book…

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At DefCon, the Biggest Election Threat Is Lack of Funding

Reported by WIRED: Now in its second year, the Voting Machine Hacking Village at the DefCon security conference…

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Machine Learning Can Identify the Authors of Anonymous Code

Reported by WIRED: Researchers who study stylometry—the statistical analysis of linguistic style—have long known that writing is a…

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The President Wants a Space Force. He Might Get One.

Reported by WIRED: If policymaking is never easy, and military policymaking is very difficult, it stands to reason…

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Smartphone Voting Is Happening, But No One Knows If It’s Safe

Reported by WIRED: When news hit this week that West Virginian military members serving abroad will become…

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Watch Samsung Unveil the New Galaxy Note 9 Smartphone

Reported by WIRED: Galaxy lovers, rejoice! Samsung’s big summer show, Galaxy Unpacked, kicks off today. The event sets…

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Patreon Makes a Move as Tech Giants Encroach on Its Territory

Reported by WIRED: Patreon, the membership platform that helps online creators make a living, announced Wednesday that it…

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Got Questions About ‘PUBG’? Ask PlayerUnknown Himself

Reported by WIRED: Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds—or PUBG, as fans know it—has fundamentally overhauled the gaming landscape since its release

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